India, Dec. 5 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of a Nigerian woman accused of supplying mephedrone (MD), holding that there were no reasonable grounds to believe she was not involved in the offence. Justice Neela Gokhale also noted that she could commit the offence against or evade trial if released.

The accused, Blessing Amaka Okonko, was arrested on January 1, 2023, after a crackdown on drugs by the Ghatkopar unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC). Okonko's earlier bail plea before the special NDPS Court had also been denied.

According to the prosecution, on December 31, 2022, ANC officials had heard that narcotic substances were being sold in the city. That evening, while patrolling near the Mahim-Sion Link ...